About Us

Church History

The founding Pastor of The Grace Community Church is Rev Francis Adedeji. He received instruction from God in April 1997 concerning starting a church in Lagos when he graduated from the University of Ibadan.

The work started in 1999 initially as The Grace Community Outreach with evangelism and outreach before Sunday services started, thus The Grace Community Church was birthed.

Our first service started on the 6th of February 1999 at 1, olufeko close, Fola agoro, Lagos. We held Church training programme (CTP) on Sunday mornings to prepare our people for the Church work ahead. We started our first Sunday service on the 1st of October 2000 at 2, Carter street, Ebute metta, Lagos.

We had the Church’s formal inauguration on the 31st of March 2001 at the worship center of This Present House, in Victoria Island, Lagos. We moved from our location at Ebute metta to 12, Salako Crescent, off Moyo Agoro, Ogba, Lagos in August 2004 and in March 2019 we moved to GWX Building, 45 Opebi road, Opposite Adebola House, Ikeja, Lagos.

The mission of The Grace Community Church is captured from Ephesians 4:7-16. We are a people who are recipients of God’s grace and we are committed to building up believers to reach the world.

Over the years lives have been touched and transformed. Lives are still being touched and transformed by the Word of God. Our greatest testimony is that the truth of God’s Word has been preached, is still being preached, and will be preached, declared with power and consistency in our local Assembly, as we await the Lord’s return. God is the name of our game, we play by His rules, we follow His plans, and we leave the results to Him.

The vision for our Children’s Church is to raise children who will embrace God & His ways at an early age and will shine brightly for the Lord in this dark world and will glorify God with their talents and gifts at the same time providing a platform of ministry for members of the church who have such God given mandate.

Meet Our Pastors

Rev Francis Adedeji

Reverend Francis Adedeji is the founder and overseer of the Grace Community Church, Lagos. After receiving clear instructions from God in 1997, he founded the church in 1999. He is a pastor at salt and light campus ministry (LCM) at the university of Houston.

Reverend Francis Adedeji is an advocate of the grace of God and he teaches extensively on it. He is married to Dr. Funmi and they are blessed

with three boys.

Pastor Bolu Lawal

Bolu Lawal has been in Christian ministry since 2001, when he joined and eventually served as part of the pastorate in Believers’ Assembly, a campus church located at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria. With a deep desire for people to know God for themselves, Bolu is passionate about helping people discover their purpose within the boundaries of God’s grace.

In his current role as Senior Pastor at The Grace Community Church, he is responsible for leading the church in its mission to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world, teach biblical truth, and provide pastoral care for all members. Bolu has a personal goal to help every member of The Grace Community Church become reproducing leaders who are able to grow, multiply and transform into an integral part of this missional community within 2 years.

In his other endeavors, Bolu is a lawyer, an insurance & risk management professional, as well as a career coach. He is married to Omolayo and they are blessed with two lovely children.

Pastor Olaniyi Oladeji

Olaniyi is passionate about the body of Christ, the unchurched, and lost. His interest is in helping people live a life that pleases God, fulfilling their God-given purpose in spite of the limitations life may seem to present. He has been actively involved in ministry for several years, and had served in different outreach programs with the sole purpose of presenting the truth of the gospel.

Olaniyi is a journalist, he is married and blessed with a beautiful daughter.

Pastor Olawale Olajide

Olawale is passionate about the body of Christ, the unchurched, and lost. His interest is in helping people live a life that pleases God, fulfilling their God-given purpose in spite of the limitations life may seem to present. He has been actively involved in ministry for several years, and had served in different outreach programs with the sole purpose of presenting the truth of the gospel.

His sole ambition is to be a good steward of everything God has blessed him with; eternal life, message of the cross, family, friends, material and immaterial things.

Olawale is a tech professional (Senior Cloud Solutions Architect and a consultant), who picks interest in training and developing young tech professionals.

He is married to Tyra and blessed with two amazing children.